Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) is digital television delivered on your television (and not PC) through high speed internet (broadband) connection. In this service, channels are encoded in IP format and delivered to the TV through a set top box. IPTV service also includes video on demand, which is similar to watching video CDs/DVDs using a [...]
November, 2006 Archive
Strong Global Demand for MMS and Mobile Email
Multimedia messaging (MMS) has become a popular service among mobile phone users worldwide and mobile email may have even greater potential, according to a survey commissioned by the GSM Association. More than 40% of the 3,061 consumers surveyed by Circle Research in Europe, North America and Asia regard MMS, which allows mobile phone users to [...]
IT majors eyeing Vizag
IT majors and IT-enabled services units are eyeing Visakhapatnam and many IT units are likely to come up in the near future, according to Mr Shakti Sagar, the convener (IT and communications panel) of the AP region of the Confederation of Indian Industry. He was addressing a conference on “bridging the digital divide” here on [...]
TCS to train science grads to tackle manpower crunch
Mr S. Ramadorai, CEO & Managing Director, Tata Consultancy Services, during a press conference in the Capital on Friday. To tackle the manpower crunch in the IT industry, TCS has announced that it would start a seven-month training programme for science graduates. At present, the company employs only engineering graduates. Around 500 science graduates are [...]
IBM bags Pentagon’s computer contract
The Pentagon awarded almost $500 million in contracts to IBM and Cray on Tuesday to design a supercomputer several times as fast as today’s most powerful systems. The Cray contract is for $250 million and the IBM contract is for $244 million, to be spent during the next four years. They prevailed over Sun Microsystems. [...]
Microsoft acquires 10% stake in TCS’ China venture
US software company Microsoft has picked up 10% stake in TCS China, a joint venture promoted by Mumbai-based IT services company, Tata Consultancy Services and three Chinese companies. The US software behemoth has signed an investment agreement to join the JV, a company statement said. The agreement was signed at an Indo-Chinese business forum, which [...]
Company and Logo Relations Demystified
What does a logo signify ???? Does it means a lot for the company !!!! Read More on what Major companies logos are meant for , what they depict …and how they came into existence @ Ravi Mevcha ‘s Blog
Oracle grows stronger in Lahore
Oracle Pakistan announced on Wednesday that it is strengthening its presence in Lahore as part of its expansion plan into Pakistani growth cities. Samina Rizwan, Regional Director for Oracle South Asia Growth Economics, said Pakistan is experiencing unprecedented economic growth today and emerging companies in Pakistan’s high-growth cities provide the foundation upon which our country’s [...]
Samsung Develops Super Thin Phone Screen
Samsung Electronics says that it has developed the thinnest reported LCD panel, one no thicker than a credit card at 0.82mm, which is 0.07mm thinner than the panel previously reported to be the world’s slimmest. The company also announced that it has developed a new mobile technology, which it is calling, “i-Lens“, for integrating the [...]
Bharti ties up with Lenovo for laptops
After PCs, telecom companies are turning their attention to bundling offers for the fast-growing laptops segment. Telecom major Bharti Airtel has entered into a tie-up with Lenovo for bundling laptops with fixed broadband connection. It is also eyeing a similar arrangement for bundling notebooks and datacards for mobile connectivity. Bharti’s primary competitor in cellular space, [...]